Cher - Closer to the Truth (2013)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Woman's World" 3:42
2. "Take It Like a Man" 4:10
3. "My Love" 3:32
4. "Dressed to Kill" 2:51
5. "Red" 3:06
6. "Lovers Forever" 4:01
7. "I Walk Alone" 3:23
8. "Sirens" 5:03
9. "Favorite Scars" 4:26
10. "I Hope You Find It" 3:46
11. "Lie to Me" 3:19
Total length: 41:15
Cher Band Members / Musicians
Josie Aiello – background vocals
Tom Barnes – composer, drums
Paul Barry – composer
Dario Brigham-Bowes – composer
Lorne Ashley Brigham-Bowes – composer, keyboards, programming
Greta Svabo Bech – composer
Gina Brooke – make-up
Nell Bryden – composer
Sandy Buglass – guitar
Rita Campbell – background vocals
Jon Castelli – mixing engineer
Jon Chen – A&R
Cher – composer, executive producer, primary artist
Bianca Claxton – background vocals
Ryan Corey – art direction, design
Anthony "TC" Crawford – additional production, composer
Josh Crosby – producer
Dario Darnell – keyboards, programming
Roger Davies – management
Justin Derrico – acoustic guitar
Shirley Eikhard – composer
Jeff Fenster – A&R, additional production
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Josh Gudwin – engineer, vocal engineer
John Hanes – engineer
Kuk Harrell – engineer, vocal engineer, vocal producer, background vocals
Wayne Hector – composer
Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
JP Jones – composer
Pete Kelleher – keyboards, background vocals
Peter Kelleher – composer
Ben Kohn – composer, guitar
Miguel Lara – assistant
Mary Leay – composer
Lee Levin – drums
Robin Lynch – composer, electric guitar
MachoPsycho – engineer, keyboard programming, producer
Marjan Malakpour – stylist
Billy Mann – arranger, composer, engineer, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard programming, producer, background vocals
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Patrick Mascall – composer, guitar
Tony Maserati – mixing
Machado Cicala Morassut – photography
Matt Morris – composer, background vocals
Ryan Nasci – assistant engineer
Marc Nelkin – composer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer
Paul Oakenfold – composer, producer
Niklas "Nikey" Olovson – bass, composer
Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
Tebey Ottoh – composer
Deb Paull – personal assistant
Laura Pergolizzi – composer
Adam Phillips – guitar
Bonnie McKee – composer, background vocals
Pink – composer
Tim Powell – composer, keyboards, producer, programming
Sam Preston – composer, instrumentation
Steve Price – engineer
Serena Radaelli – hair stylist
Steve Robson – composer
Liz Rosenberg – publicity
Jennifer Ruiz – personal assistant
Carl Ryden – composer
Lindsay Scott – executive producer, management
Jake Shears – vocals
Robin Smith – string arrangements
Ash Soan – drums
Jeffrey Steele – composer
Ren Swan – engineer, mixing
Mark Taylor – composer, instrumentation, keyboards, producer, programming, vocal producer
TMS – producer
J.D. Walker – additional production, composer
Pete Wallace – arranger, bass, engineer, keyboard programming, keyboards
Dan Warner – electric guitar
Eric Weaver – engineer
Allen Wolfe – A&R
Jonathan Yudkin – composer, string arrangements, strings
Closer to the Truth is the 25th studio album by American singer and actress Cher. It was released on September 20, 2013 by Warner Bros. Records. Opting to re-establish her music career, she began planning the project in 2011, shortly after her appearance in the movie Burlesque and the conclusion of her residency show at Caesars Palace. Work continued into 2012 and 2013. While the album was initially planned to be pop rock-oriented, Closer to the Truth ultimately became a prominently dance-inspired record. As executive producer, she enlisted longtime collaborator Mark Taylor to work alongside new producers such as Paul Oakenfold, Billy Mann, Timbaland and MachoPsycho to achieve Cher's desired sound.
